i3 desktop screenshots and config sharing

i3 seems to be the new tiling WM on the block, and quite a solid one at that.While I've just begun tinkering with it, I figured it might be good to have a thread i3 users can share their screenshots and possibly also configuration details, so that newer users can benefit from it.After all, it's pretty damn hard to search the forum for 'i3'! Not so much a general discussion thread, there's one already around for that.

I've got nothing myself (yet), but if you have an i3 at least slightly different than out-of-the-box, please share The below is shamelessly ripped from the daily screenshot thread.

* DO NOT post full resolution screenshots! You can use the "mogrify" command (pacman -S imagemagick) to make a thumbnail of your screenshot:

Twenty percent of the original size is great for 1024x768 screenies. For bigger sizes (and especially for multi-monitor setups), we ask you to keep in mind not everyone uses broadband, and use an even smaller size (10% of a Full HD setup will still be 192x180, for example). You can then upload these images to your server and use the following code to show them on the forum:

Use the "Thumbnail for forums" link code that is supplied by the image hosting sites to post your thumbnail link.Although, try to avoid imageshack. Its a pain in the you know where.

NOTE: full-size screenshots and resized images will be deleted by the moderators.

* If the screenshot has questionable material that might not be safe to view while at work or in a school setting, please post only a link and not a thumbnail, along with a mention of "Not Safe for Work". Posts that do not adhere to this are subject to deletion without notice at any time.* Please try to include any links to your wallpaper or configs that you may have and/or the names of your icon theme, running apps, DE, etc. in the same post to reduce unnecessary clutter later.

Re: i3 desktop screenshots and config sharing

q0tsa wrote:

May I ask how you got stalonetray "floating" above dzen2? It always takes an extra line above dzen2 for me...

Sorry for quite a delayed response. I was away for a couple of months...

What I did to avoid that situation is to execute stalonetray first, then force the dzen2 to overlap the stalonetray area, but not all the way (in dzen2 you can specify the size using "-w" and "-h" arguments then place it with "-x" and "-y" arguments). I hope that answers your questions.

Also, since I have a new screenie, I'll post it now (not using system tray anymore):

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May I ask how you got stalonetray "floating" above dzen2? It always takes an extra line above dzen2 for me...

Sorry for quite a delayed response. I was away for a couple of months...

What I did to avoid that situation is to execute stalonetray first, then force the dzen2 to overlap the stalonetray area, but not all the way (in dzen2 you can specify the size using "-w" and "-h" arguments then place it with "-x" and "-y" arguments). I hope that answers your questions.

Also, since I have a new screenie, I'll post it now (not using system tray anymore):

can you post ur config's? also how did you get rxvt get to look like that?

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The below is the config code. I've been meaning to put it on my git-hub, but never got around to it... I will eventually. The rxvt window is nothing special.. Just have it floating and then resized it to my liking... Or are you asking for my PS1 prompt?

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kcirick wrote:

Sorry for quite a delayed response. I was away for a couple of months...

What I did to avoid that situation is to execute stalonetray first, then force the dzen2 to overlap the stalonetray area, but not all the way (in dzen2 you can specify the size using "-w" and "-h" arguments then place it with "-x" and "-y" arguments). I hope that answers your questions.

Also, since I have a new screenie, I'll post it now (not using system tray anymore):[...]

Thanks a lot! Works nicely for me. (I never really managed to get rid of a systray...)

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I can't find a better way to do the bottom bars, and I haven't seen anyone else who has. I hate wasting an entire row to just the tray, but I can't combine said tray with the bottom i3 bar. I've tried living without it, but I'd rather just pay the 25 pixels to have it.

I can't find a better way to do the bottom bars, and I haven't seen anyone else who has. I hate wasting an entire row to just the tray, but I can't combine said tray with the bottom i3 bar. I've tried living without it, but I'd rather just pay the 25 pixels to have it.

mind sharing your conkyrc and i3 config? looks really great and i'm stll looking for a conky config which integrates well into the i3 bar

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Re: i3 desktop screenshots and config sharing

B-Con wrote:

I can't find a better way to do the bottom bars, and I haven't seen anyone else who has. I hate wasting an entire row to just the tray, but I can't combine said tray with the bottom i3 bar. I've tried living without it, but I'd rather just pay the 25 pixels to have it.

Looks good. I can't live without the systray either. I've managed to have all of them in one row using i3-wsbar (not the default workspace_bar). Here are the steps I think I took to achieve this (I don't use i3 anymore, so I can't check it) 1. Start trayer first2. Start i3-wsbar and pipe into dzen.3. The dzen should not be docked. Instead, have the dzen overwrap with the trayer using x and y arguments. Make sure the width of the dzen layer is a little bit less than the screen width so that it doesn't hide the trayer icons.

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My latest screen:

I got my hands on the source code. Hacked it to have the bar on top and make docked app (in this case stalonetray) line up with the bar. I also altered the code so that the tags don't have numbers (since I use numbers as tag names). The status is conky + dzen2 the traditional way.